1.      debunk (V) to prove it wrong /Columbus debunked the idea that the world was flat.

2.      imminent (A) is just about to happen / Her death is imminent.

3.      afflunent (A) wealthy /only the affluent could afford to travel abroad.

4.      routine (A) ordinary,normal/the principal insisted that this was just a routine annual drill.

5.      benign (A) harmless /her face was calm and benign.

6.      Malevolent (A) evil / some malevolent force of nature.

7.      enlighten (V)teach somthing new/ Christopher had not enlightened Frances as to their relationship.

8.      inquire(V) to ask/I inquired where he lived.

9.      perplexing(A) confusing/a perplexing problem.

10.  resilient (A) tough, determined/the fish are resilient to most infections.

11.  amend (V) to fix or change/ a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended.

12.  fickle (A) indoeisive / He blames poor sales on fickle consumers.

13.  benevolent (A) good / a gift from a benevolent donor.

14.  desist (V) stop doing something /Despite orders from the police, the protesters would not desist.

15.  listless (A)tired, lazy / The heat made everyone tired and listless.

16.  lackluster(A) not impressive / Lackluster performance from lee, who really isn't given much to do.

17.  dwindle (V) to reduce in number / the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing.

18.  subtle (A) not obvious / used subtle methods of persuasion.

19.  gullible (A) willing to believe anything / he thought his grandmother was gullible simply because she was elderly.

20.  erratic (A) unpredictable / so far your effort to land a summer job has been very erratic.

21.  condescending (A) conceited, talking down to someone / wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations.

22.  Aspire (to seek to become or achieve)

23.  Pristine (untouched/in perfect condition)

24.  Nettle (to annoy or bother)

25.  Hapless (unlucky)

26.  Scrutinize (To look closely)

27.  Domicile (home)

28.  Clarify (to explain more clearly)

29.  Asinine (stupid/idiotice

30.  Infer (to figure out without being told)

31.  Eloquent (well-spoken)

32.  Strife (conflict)

33.  Plaintive (Very sad)

34.  Flaunt (to show something off)

35.  Distraught (emotionally upset)

36.  Queue (a line of people or things)

37.  Accrue (to gather over time)

38.  Relentless (never stopping)

39.  Leery (untrusting)

40.  Crass (rude/vulgar/having bad manners)

41.  Inevitable ( It's going to happen no matter what)

42.  Phobia ( A strong Fear)

43.  Seclude(To hide away from others)

44.  Rebuke (To criticize publicly)

45.  Notorious(Famous for something bad)

46.  Fluctuate (To change often)

47.  Candid (Honesty and sincere)

48.  Sophomoric (Immature)

 

should Persepolis be read in schools

Abraham Vasquez
11/13/13                                               Persepolis
Block 2

           In the graphic novel Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi explains her life in Iran and tells her story of her life. Johan Bennett is chief executive officer, SMJUHSD and she said that Persepolis is not a good book to read in class at school, but force’s at 10^th grade the most. Persepolis should not be ban from schools, because It shows reality.

       Persepolis shows reality. (Page 19, panel 7) Marjane father tells the the truth about the shah, that he was not pick by god. That shows how Marjane father talked about the true story of shah.. It is clear that Persepolis should not ban from schools, because It shows realties. Johan Bennett idea is to ban the book from high schools or all school’s for that matter. She said, “It contain crass language, graphic violence, torture, sexual content, lewd humor, an instance of suicide, and other images that are not appropriate.” That show’s why her idea of the book Persepolis should not be read in school.

                 Bennett’s argument that Persepolis should not be read in school, its wrong it should be read in schools. Yet she said, “It a comic book not a novel,” but it does not feel like comic book it feel like a novel when you read it. Persepolis is a good book to read and talks about history of Iran (pg 11, p 2). That page shows the history of Iran and shows who was it and why. Its important to now what happen in other countries, and help us understands what there going though.

Bennett only sees that this book is bad, sexual, and a bad role model, but doesn’t see the lesson of the book. The book Persepolis shows life lessons, like girl that does not know how to be herself, and show’s how kid act when they get older , but mostly show how you’ll act without your mom and dad, and to get mad at you when you do something bad. In (45.6) shows Marjane mom telling her “what would you say if I nailed your ears to the wall.” That says how you would feel to walk in other people shoes. The lesson of the book is life lessons that your mom and dad show you.

       

            Persepolis should not ban from schools, because it shows reality. Reality tells the truth and the truth is a great thing to know. The truth is a good lesson to share to teens and a great thing to do. Therefore persepoli is a good book to read because it shows lessons.